"It is essential that we continue to develop the infrastructure which will allow this technology to thrive."

DNV GL gas carriers business director Petter Tutturen said: “With the continuing rise in interest in LNG as a ship fuel, both from an environmental and economic perspective, it is essential that we continue to develop the infrastructure which will allow this technology to thrive.”

The society noted that AiP, which has been performed at an early stage of a project, is an independent assessment of a concept within an agreed framework. It verifies the feasibility of the design and confirms the non-existence of major obstacles that prevent the concept from being executed.